Nothing livens up a Halloween party like some good old-fashioned games! Sure, there's the stereotypical "bobbing for apples" and costume contest, but why not try something really creative this year? Some kid's games require very little supplies, other than Halloween candy and carefully selected prizes, yet will have the kids laughing and having a blast all night long. Games give kids a channel for their restless energy and ensure they are captivated, which will prevent the party from descending into chaos, with kids running all over, tripping and getting hurt. Here are some new suggestions to impress party guests young and old.

Halloween party games for younger kids can range from silly Halloween fun and getting-to-know-you games, to spooky ghost story telling and puzzle solving. An easy first game is "The Name Game," where index cards with monster or Halloween character names written on them are affixed to the back of each guest. Then the person asks another guest "yes or no" questions until the right answer is guessed. Some kids love "pumpkin golf," which is a homemade golf game made out of a cardboard ramp, a carved pumpkin with an extremely large smile and a mini-golf set. "Ghost hunter" scavenger hunts always go over well for grade school children.

First wrap lollipops up like ghosts using white tissue paper and a black magic marker. Then hide them around the house and write clues about where they could be. To make it more competitive, create teams, such as "the witches," "the goblins" or "the werewolves," and have each team race back to place their lollipops into a bin as they find them, awarding a special prize to the winning team. Or you may want to put a letter on each ghost that will form ten different Halloween words and award prizes as the kids guess them. You can also turn on "The Monster Mash" and have kids dance like monsters, freezing when the music is stopped. This will definitely have them cackling at the Halloween fun! Check out www.partygamecentral.com for more do-it-yourself ideas.

Halloween party board games can definitely be a ton of Halloween fun, particularly for teenagers. "Last Night On Earth" is the latest and greatest zombie game, which sold amazingly well at Amazon and FunAgain in 2007. Players choose character roles with different skills and abilities, and try to race across the map to kill the undead, find weapons and useful items, all before sunrise. A zombie master will raise the dead and push them into ambush positions to thwart the other players' efforts.

For a longer role playing/cooperative adventure game (3 hours compared to 1), try "Arkham Horror & Expansions," where kids race to keep the arch nemesis from opening demon portals, eating all the first born baby heads and remaking horrible 80s TV shows. "Tannhauser" is a WWI strategy game where German occult units battle American Special Forces in their attempt to release demon hordes. "Betrayal at House on the Hill" is a different sort of board game, where players build a haunted house by drawing board tiles. One of the players will become the traitor, which makes for a delightful twist. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Boooo-opoly" are also great Halloween party games that will appeal to slightly younger kids.

Here is one last suggestion for a kids Halloween party; "Mr Ween's Body Parts." This classic game will have kids squirming, giggling and ultimately "creeped out." Prepare cups full of food ahead of time, have everyone sit in a circle, shut off the lights and start the story. "Once in this town there lived a man named Hal O. Ween. T'was years ago this very night that he was murdered out of spite. They say these are his remains. Here is his brain, which now feels no pain." (Pass around the wet squishy tomato cup). "Here are his eyes, still frozen with surprise." (Pass the two frozen peeled grapes or olives cup). "Here is his heart. Be careful lest it start!" (Pass the large lump of uncooked liver cup).

"Now we have his hair, which once was so fair!" (Pass a handful of corn silk or wet fur or yarn cup). "Feel these drops of his blood. All the rest turned to mud." (Pass the ketchup thinned with warm water cup). "One hand all alone, just rotting flesh and bone." (Pass the damp plastic glove filled with red gelatin or ice cup). "Now touch his ear. He nevermore will hear!" (Pass a dried apricot in a cup). "This is his nose. T'will never smell a rose." (Put a pickle, a hot dog or a soft chicken bone in the cup). "These worms are all that's left to feel. For them Brown was a lovely meal!" (Pass the wet spaghetti cup). Once you turn the lights back on, have the kids feel the cups again and try to guess what was in each one, awarding a prize to the winner. It's amazing how much Halloween fun this game brings!

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